There could also be a self fulfilling aspect. In the knowledge that people have a moral contagion heuristic, deciding to disregard that (and associate yourself with the hypothetical immoral person) implies that you don’t much care what other people think of your morals. Maybe because you don’t have especially high standards.
There could also be a self fulfilling aspect. In the knowledge that people have a moral contagion heuristic, deciding to disregard that (and associate yourself with the hypothetical immoral person) implies that you don’t much care what other people think of your morals. Maybe because you don’t have especially high standards.